2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague

€50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
€741,100
Event Info
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,352,735
Entries
49
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 49
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O'Dwyer Rivers an Ace

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

In the last hand before the break, Mustapha Kanit opened the cutoff for 6,500. Over in the small blind sat Steve O'Dwyer and he three-bet to 22,000. The big blind folded, Kanit called.

O'Dwyer check-called 20,500 on {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs} and another 56,000 on the {3-Clubs}-turn. The river came the {A-Diamonds} and both players checked. O'Dwyer showed {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and Kanit mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
368,000
122,000
122,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
355,000
116,000
116,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Steve O'DwyerMustapha Kanit

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Updated Chip Counts at Break

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
570,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
500,000
165,000
165,000
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
469,000
99,000
99,000
Profile photo of Max Silver gb
Max Silver
297,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
278,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
235,600
10,600
10,600
Profile photo of Sergey Lebedev gb
Sergey Lebedev
174,700
30,300
30,300
Profile photo of Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
157,500
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
62,500
42,500
42,500
Profile photo of Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
Busted

"Strange, Eh?"

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Viacheslav Buldygin
Viacheslav Buldygin

Juha Helppi bet 12,000 on a {2-Spades}{k-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop after a pair of checks and both of his opponents called. On the {9-Clubs} turn, Dario Sammartino bet 40,000 into him and got a quick fold. Small blind Viacheslav Buldygin, though, squinted and wondered aloud about Sammartino's play.

"Strange, eh?" Sammartino said with a laugh.

Buldygin agreed but called any way and then checked the {q-Hearts} river. Sammartino bet 62,000 and Buldygin called after about 30 seconds, apologizing for taking his time.

"You have a deuce?" Sammartino asked as he showed {k-}{q-}.

Buldygin had more than just a deuce as his {q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} was good for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Viacheslav Buldygin ru
Viacheslav Buldygin
325,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
197,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Dario SammartinoJuha HelppiViacheslav Buldygin

Fatehi Takes from Badziakouski

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened to 6,000 from under the gun and Ali Reza Fatehi in the small blind, as well as Nariman Yaghmai in the big blind, put in the extra chips to go three-ways to the flop of {K-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}. The action checked to Badziakouski and he continued for 10,000, which just Fatehi called.

On the {Q-Diamonds} turn, Fatehi check-called another bet worth 40,000 before checking for a third time in a row on the {9-Clubs} river. Badziakouski checked behind and then mucked when Fatehi showed him the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for a pair of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
338,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Ali Reza Fatehi ir
Ali Reza Fatehi
270,000
122,000
122,000

Tags: Ali Reza FatehiMikita BadziakouskiNariman Yaghmai

Tsoukernik Checks a Straight

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Leon Tsoukernik
Leon Tsoukernik

Bertrand Grospellier bet 13,300 into a slew of opponents on a {3-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and didn't thin the field by much as he got two calls. On the {9-Hearts} turn, action checked to Leon Tsoukernik in the cutoff, and he bet 18,000. Grospellier called and the third player in the pot folded. Grospellier checked the {7-Diamonds} river and Tsoukernik thought a bit and checked back.

Grospellier tabled {a-}{10-} for ace-high, and Tsoukernik showed {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for the nut straight.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
175,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
150,000
93,000
93,000
EPT 1X Winner
pokerstars

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierLeon Tsoukernik

Wheeler Takes it on the Flop

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Koray Aldemir raised to 6,700 from the button and Jason Wheeler three-bet to 21,000 from one seat over in the small blind. Aldemir leaned over to his opponent and asked "how much did you start with," Wheeler then leaned back to expose his entire stack. Aldemir called and the flop fell {J-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}.

Wheeler quickly bet 20,000 and Aldemir let go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
300,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
155,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Jason WheelerKoray Aldemir

Kanit Bests Kitai

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Davidi Kitai made it 8,500 to go from the button and Mustapha Kanit called out of the big blind. On the {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, Kanit checked and called a continuation bet worth 7,200 by Kitai. On the {4-Hearts} turn, Kanit check-called a second barrel worth 19,000 before the {4-Clubs} on the river went check, check.

Kanit tabled the {A-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for trips fours and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
490,000
22,400
22,400
Winamax
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
230,000
35,000
35,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Davidi KitaiMustapha Kanit

Tsoukernik Bluffing it Off to Carrel

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Leon Tsoukernik opened to 6,000 under the gun and called a reraise to 20,000 from Charlie Carrel. Both players checked down a {3-Spades}{a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{9-Clubs} runout until Tsoukernik fired 20,000 on the end. Carrel called after some thought, and Tsoukernik showed {k-}{6-} for king-high. Carrel tabled jacks and dragged the pot.

Just after that, the same two players engaged in a blind-versus-button battle. The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, with Carrel check-called 29,000 on the turn and Tsoukernik opting to check back the river. Carrel showed {a-}{9-} and Tsoukernik couldn't beat it.

After the hand, Tsoukernik said his plan was to reenter and bust Carrel on the bubble on Day 2. Carrel quipped that he usually wouldn't make it that far.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Charlie Carrel gb
Charlie Carrel
335,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
92,000
103,000
103,000

Tags: Charlie CarrelLeon Tsoukernik